This was the television schedule on all four United States commercial broadcast television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1992. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New series highlighted in bold.
The highest-rated show for the year is highlighted in lime. The top ten rated programs are highlighted in yellow. The top 20 rated programs are highlighted in cyan. The top 30 rated programs are highlighted in magenta. The top 40 rated programs are highlighted in orange. The top 50 rated programs are highlighted in silver. Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
All ratings data courtesy of TVTango.com
Fall Schedule[]
Sunday[]
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Life Goes On #66 9.11 rating | America's Funniest Home Videos #36 11.99 rating | America's Funniest People #40 11.51 rating | The ABC Sunday Movie #24 13.70 rating | ||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes #1 21.9 rating | Murder, She Wrote #6 18.26 rating | The CBS Sunday Movie #9 16.1 rating | |||||
| Fox | Great Scott! #99 4.25 rating | The Ben Stiller Show #100 4.18 rating | In Living Color #62 9.67 rating | Roc #71 8.91 rating | Married... with Children #37 11.97 rating | Herman's Head #67 9.09 rating | Flying Blind #94 5.74 rating | Woops! #98 4.44 rating |
| NBC | Secret Service #91 6.54 rating | I Witness Video #61 9.68 rating | The NBC Sunday Movie #32 12.63 rating | |||||
Monday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #86 7.04 rating | Monday Night Football #8 16.72 rating | ||||
| CBS | Evening Shade #17 14.70 rating | Hearts Afire #16 14.73 rating | Murphy Brown #5 19.06 rating | Love & War #12 15.68 rating | Northern Exposure #11 15.86 rating | |
| Fox | Fox Night at the Movies #96 5.50 rating | Local | ||||
| NBC | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air #21 14.30 rating | Blossom #23 13.73 rating | NBC Monday Night at the Movies #14 15.09 rating | |||
Tuesday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Full House #10 15.93 rating | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper #15 14.82 rating | Roseanne #2 21.37 rating | Coach #7 18.09 rating | Going to Extremes #51 10.36 rating | |
| CBS | Rescue 911 #18 14.61 rating | The CBS Tuesday Movie #22 14.25 rating | ||||
| NBC | Quantum Leap #72 8.85 rating | Reasonable Doubts #77 8.27 rating | Dateline NBC #46 10.79 rating | |||
Note: ABC premiered The Jackie Thomas Show (#19, 14.57 rating), starring Tom Arnold and executive-produced by Tom Arnold's then-wife Roseanne Barr, at 9:30 on December 1, 1992, moving Coach to Wednesday nights.
Fox added a Tuesday night lineup in January, giving it a schedule on all seven nights of the week for the first time.
Wednesday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Wonder Years #44 11.01 rating | Doogie Howser, M.D. #50 10.39 rating | Home Improvement #4 19.45 rating | Laurie Hill #38 11.74 rating | Civil Wars #70 8.94 rating | |
| CBS | The Hat Squad #78 8.23 rating | In the Heat of the Night #34 12.20 rating | 48 Hours #28 13.42 rating | |||
| Fox | Beverly Hills, 90210 #42 11.24 rating | Melrose Place #76 8.35 rating | Local | |||
| NBC | Unsolved Mysteries #27 13.58 rating | Seinfeld #20 14.43 rating | Mad About You #54 10.18 rating | Law & Order #49 10.47 rating | ||
Thursday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Delta #43 11.09 rating | Room for Two #79 8.09 rating | Homefront #69 8.96 rating | Primetime Live #31 12.66 rating | |||
| CBS | Top Cops #48 10.49 rating | Street Stories with Ed Bradley #57 9.96 rating | Knots Landing #39 11.68 rating | ||||
| Fox | The Simpsons #26 13.64 rating | Martin #41 11.40 rating | The Heights #95 5.63 rating | Local | |||
| NBC | Fall | A Different World #68 9.00 rating | Rhythm & Blues #75 8.52 rating | Cheers #3 20.91 rating | Wings #25 13.65 rating | L.A. Law #33 12.30 rating | |
| Follow-Up | Seinfeld #20 14.43 rating | ||||||
Note: On November 5, 1992, ABC debuted the seventh season of NBC's former show Matlock. (#29, 13.31 rating)
Friday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Family Matters #30 12.70 rating | Step By Step #35 12.16 rating | Dinosaurs #55 10.12 rating | Camp Wilder #64 9.34 rating | 20/20 #13 15.1 rating | |
| CBS | The Golden Palace #58 9.90 rating | Major Dad #59 9.86 rating | Designing Women #52 10.26 rating | Bob #53 10.21 rating | Picket Fences #63 9.49 rating | |
| Fox | America's Most Wanted #83 7.25 rating | Sightings #92 6.27 rating | Likely Suspects #101 4.10 rating | Local | ||
| NBC | Final Appeal #88 6.86 rating | What Happened? #87 6.91 rating | The Round Table #84 7.22 rating | I'll Fly Away #90 6.81 rating | ||
Saturday[]
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Covington Cross #85 7.21 rating | Crossroads #89 6.82 rating | The Commish #47 10.62 rating | |||
| CBS | Frannie's Turn #84 7.22 rating | Brooklyn Bridge #93 6.18 rating | Raven #74 8.55 rating | Angel Street #73 8.73 rating | ||
| Fox | COPS #65 9.34 rating | Code 3 #80 7.67 rating | The Edge #97 4.97 rating | Local | ||
| NBC | The Powers That Be #81 7.58 rating | Out All Night #82 7.29 rating | Empty Nest #45 10.96 rating | Nurses #60 9.84 rating | Sisters #56 10.11 rating | |
Pickups and Shows[]
Full Season Shows[]
ABC
- 20/20
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- America's Funniest People
- Camp Wilder
- Civil Wars
- Coach
- Covington Cross
- Crossroads
- Delta
- Dinosaurs
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Family Matters
- Full House
- Going To Extremes
- Homefront
- Home Improvement
- The Jackie Thomas Show
- Laurie Hill
- Life Goes On
- Matlock
- Monday Night Football
- Perfect Strangers
- Primetime
- Room For Two
- Roseanne
- Step By Step
- Wild Palms
- The Wonder Years
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
CBS
- 48 Hours
- 60 Minutes
- Angel Street
- Bob
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Designing Women
- Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
- Evening Shade
- Frannie's Turn
- The Golden Palace
- The Hat Squad
- Hearts Afire
- In The Heat Of The Night
- Knots Landing
- Love & War
- Major Dad
- Murder, She Wrote
- Murphy Brown
- Northern Exposure
- Picket Fences
- Raven
- Rescue 911
- Street Stories with Ed Bradley
- Top Cops
- Walker, Texas, Ranger
Fox
- America's Most Wanted
- The Ben Stiller Show
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Class of '96
- Code 3
- Comic Strip Live
- Cops
- Down the Shore
- The Edge
- Flying Blind
- Great Scott!
- The Heights
- Herman's Head
- In Living Color
- Key West
- Likely Suspects
- Married… With Children
- Martin
- Melrose Place
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose
- Roc
- Shaky Ground
- Sightings
- The Simpsons
- Woops!"
NBC
- Blossom
- Cheers
- Dateline NBC
- A Different World
- Empty Nest
- Final Appeal
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Here And Now
- Homicide: Life on the Street
- I'll Fly Away
- I Witness Video
- L.A. Law
- Law & Order
- Mad About You
- Nurses
- Out All Night
- The Powers That Be
- Quantum Leap
- Reasonable Doubts
- Rhythm & Blues
- The Round Table
- Secret Service
- Seinfeld
- Sisters
- Unsolved Mysteries
- What Happened?
- Wings
References[]
- ↑ "1992-1993 Television Season Top Rated Shows". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20061031060251/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/ratings/1992_1993.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
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